# Incident 19790801029289I: Cessna 152, Galveston, TX, August 1, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1979, 12:58 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Airport: Scholes
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67397, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67397-2017-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790801029289I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT ON NOSE WHEEL WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE TO CAUSE NOSE WHEEL TO COLLAPSE.

## Other reports on N67397 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19781211024709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781211024709I), Dec 11, 1978: Cessna 152 (N67397), Laporte, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft porpoised after touchdown, then hit nose down, crashed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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